Nigeria, June 8 -- Nigeria's equities market opened June in good standing with the All-Share Index (ASI) closing on Thursday, June 5, 2025, at an all-time high of 114,616.75 points.

The rally is a solid 2.57 percent week-on-week gain and year-to-date return of the index to 11.36 percent, further exciting investors' hopes of the direction of the market.

In the first week of June trade, the ASI recorded four consecutive advances. The better performance reflects not just bullishness, but also increased investor activity, since volumes of trading continued to approach 3 billion-share levels. The activity is a sign of increased demand for equities, particularly for the core sectors.

The week's rally was dominated to a significant extent by ...